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Breast Cancer
Ultrasonography detected infraclavicular lymph node metastases in breast cancer
February 16th, 2006
Infraclavicular lymph node metastases in breast cancer were detected via ultrasonography. According to a study from Turkey, "As infraclavicular lymph node metastases is one of the parameters of stage III-C, the diagnostic techniques aiming to identify the metastases of this region have gained importance recently. In this study, we investigated the presence of axillary and infraclavicular lymph node metastases with ultrasonography. Axillary and infraclavicular lymph nodes were evaluated by preoperative ultrasonography in 100 consecutive breast cancer patients. Median age was 47 (23-76) years." "Ultrasonography identified lymph nodes correlating with...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-02-16)
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